LEADER 03983nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910452011603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-50927-8 024 7 $a10.7312/kiel11918 035 $a(CKB)1000000000455976 035 $a(EBL)909344 035 $a(OCoLC)827481523 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000196342 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11182151 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000196342 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10143751 035 $a(PQKB)11203099 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC909344 035 $a(DE-B1597)459004 035 $a(OCoLC)61160163 035 $a(OCoLC)979573532 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231509275 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL909344 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10607155 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL636203 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000455976 100 $a20040525d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMammals from the age of dinosaurs$b[electronic resource] $eorigins, evolution, and structure /$fZofia Kielan-Jaworowska, Richard L. Cifelli, and Zhe-Xi Luo 210 $aNew York $cColumbia University Press$dc2004 215 $a1 online resource (649 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-322-04952-1 311 $a0-231-11918-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 557-608) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tCONTENTS -- $tFOREWORD / $rLillegraven, Jason A. / Clemens, William A. -- $tPREFACE -- $t1. Introduction -- $t2. Distribution: Mesozoic Mammals in Space and Time -- $t3. Origin of Mammals -- $t4. The Earliest-Known Stem Mammals -- $t5. Docodontans -- $t6. Australosphenidans and Shuotherium -- $t7. Eutriconodontans -- $t8. Allotherians -- $t9. "Symmetrodontans" -- $t10. "Eupantotherians" (Stem Cladotherians) -- $t11. "Tribotherians" (Stem Boreosphenidans) -- $t12. Metatherians -- $t13. Eutherians -- $t14. Gondwanatherians -- $t15. Interrelationships of Mesozoic Mammals -- $tAPPENDIX -- $tREFERENCES -- $tADDITIONAL REFERENCES -- $tILLUSTRATION CREDITS -- $tINDEX 330 $aThe fossil record on Mesozoic mammals has expanded by orders of magnitude over the past quarter century. New specimens, some of them breathtakingly complete, have been found in nearly all parts of the globe at a rapid pace. Coupled with the application of new scientific approaches and techniques, these exciting discoveries have led to profound changes in our interpretation of early mammal history. Mesozoic mammals have come into their own as a rich source of information for evolutionary biology. Their record of episodic, successive radiations speaks to the pace and mode of evolution. Early mammals were small, but they provide key information on the morphological transformations that led to modern mammals, including our own lineage of Placentalia. Significant and fast-evolving elements of the terrestrial biota for much of the Mesozoic, early mammals have played an increasingly important role in studies of paleoecology, faunal turnover, and historical biogeography. The record of early mammals occupies center stage for testing molecular evolutionary hypotheses on the timing and sequence of mammalian radiations. Organized according to phylogeny, this book covers all aspects of the anatomy, paleobiology, and systematics of all early mammalian groups, in addition to the extant mammalian lineages extending back into the Mesozoic. 606 $aMammals, Fossil 606 $aPaleontology$yMesozoic 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMammals, Fossil. 615 0$aPaleontology 676 $a569 700 $aKielan-Jaworowska$b Zofia$0927786 701 $aCifelli$b Richard$01031401 701 $aLuo$b Zhe-Xi$01031402 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910452011603321 996 $aMammals from the age of dinosaurs$92448763 997 $aUNINA